# NousResearch/hermes-agent · huggingface-hub version pinning breaks shared dependencies

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #65160: \[Bug\]: Hermes updates repeatedly break configured STT/TTS and do not auto-restore them

A strict or mismatched pin on huggingface-hub conflicts with the version required by Transformers, breaking Hindsight local embeddings. The fixes propose switching to a version range and avoiding downgrades of shared dependencies during updates.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 2 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #72320. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #72320 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `partially_resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-72320`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

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## Open related issues

- #65160: \[Bug\]: Hermes updates repeatedly break configured STT/TTS and do not auto-restore them

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #60783: lazy_deps: huggingface-hub==1.2.3 pin conflicts with transformers >=1.5.0 requirement, breaks Hindsight local embeddings
- #66192: \[Bug\]: hermes update can break Hindsight local embeddings by downgrading huggingface-hub below Transformers requirement

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#72320: fix(deps): converge huggingface-hub on one exact version across lock and lazy pin**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/test_project_metadata.py`, `tests/tools/test_lazy_deps.py`, `tools/lazy_deps.py`
- **#60797: fix(lazy_deps): unpin huggingface-hub to a range so refresh stops breaking Hindsight**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#70115`, `#60783`, `#58458`
- **#63936: fix(hindsight): preserve embedded config and shared HF compatibility**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `9d799e0531c`, `4cbf862abe4`, `dc75038866a3966b5bf5c82ff57c7a758bb4070a`, `40dc36a8423`, `#119888`, `#60783`
- **#70115: fix(lazy_deps): range huggingface-hub + never downgrade a shared dependency**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#68008`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #72320 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-07-27`.
- Subsystem: `agent`